Andy Lewis (bassist)
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| Andy Lewis | |
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| Birth name | 16th June 1966 |
| Born | 1966 |
| Died | 12 February 2000 |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, double bass |
| Years active | 1992–2000 |
| Associated acts | The Whitlams, The Gadflys |
Andy Lewis (1966 – 12 February 2000) was the original bassist of Australian band The Whitlams. He left The Whitlams in the late 1995, and went to Melbourne, Australia to form another band, The Gadflys. He battled a gambling addiction and committed suicide in February 2000, aged 33, after putting an entire weeks' pay in a poker machine and losing it all.
Blow Up The Pokies had been co-written by Tim Freedman (The Whitlams) as a statement on the destruction he saw in Andy's life due to his gambling not long before Andy's death, and was awaiting release as a single at the time. Tim soon after wrote The Curse Stops Here, a heartrending piece describing being the 'last one' from the original line-up of The Whitlams, and voicing his determination to survive. The Curse Stops Here was included as a B-side track on the Blow Up The Pokies single.
A month after Andy's death a benefit concert was held at the Metro Club in Sydney to raise money for his wife and child. The event was hosted by Paul McDermott, Mikey Robbins and Steve Abbott (The Sandman), and performers included Max Sharam, and The Gadflys.
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